Wrench.



B. GOODMAN. WBBNGH. APPLICATION FILED Elm, 1009.

963,287. PatntedJuly5, 1910.

[NVENTOR a citizen of the .Wallace,

.Todllwhom it mayconcemz v t BENEDICT GOODMAN, or WALLACE, KansasWRENCH.

' Be itknown that I, BnNEDIorGoommN, United States, residing at in thecountyofWa'llace'and State of Kansas, have inveritedfcertainnew anduseful Improvements'in W'renches and I do.

hereby declarethe following to be a full,

' clear, and exact description-of the invention, 7 such as wlll'enableothers skilled in the art to whlch 'it apperta-ins tomake and use thesame i Q My in vfention relates to new and useful improvements 1nwrenches and my ob ectis to provide an instrunient'in this class that isinexpensive to manufacture. V WllllG- my lnventlon, as above ind cated,

simple in construction, readily actuated and consistsof a wrench, yetIfhZLVG-SllOWIl and I medium of a threaded shaft 14:, which shaftdescribed in connection therewith. certain adjunctive parts which adaptit as a general utility tool, as will be readily understood.

{Other objects'and advantages will be herenafter referred to. and morepointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, Figure 115 a plan v ew of'my improved tool, showing the; parts 1111111911operative position. Fig. 21s .a' sectional view thereof as seen on line2+2, Fig;

1. Fig. 3 is a s'ectional view as seen on, line 3 '-3, Fig. 11 Fig. 4isa plan view 'of a-cutting plate removed from the tool, and,Fig.

-5 is an elevation of a slightly modifiedform of nut and pipe wrench.Referring to the drawings inwhich, simi- 12.! reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, 1 .--i ndicates the headof myimproved tool a while on the opposite side of thehead formed shanks 4, said shanks serving as a which is preferablyformed into a pol1;2,

which poll is adapted'to be used for driving nails, tacks and the like,one portion of the head being provided with claw 3, which is etc.,

adapted to be used for extracting nails,

are

handle'forthe tool.. The" shanksare separa'ted at their oute-r'ends andare attached-to v a cross bar 5, said bar extending beyond the shanksand having attached thereto a wrench fran'ie 6, one arm of the framebeing pivoted to-oneend of the cross bar, while the oppositearmattached'to the opposite end. of the bar by means of a screwbolt 7.

The inner faces of the arms of the wrench frame are preferably flattenedto form a guide for a follow block 8, the ends of said Specification ofLetters Patent.

- when-the follow blockis against the object.

particularly;

' Patented Jul y 5, 1910.

Application filed February 9, 1909. Seria1'No. 476,885.

in which the corner of a nut 13 is adapted to extend, when the deviceturning a nut, while the providing the V-shaped the surface of a roundobject and hold the same. against rotation in the wrench frame properlyseated is employed for edges formed by The follow block 8 is operatedthrough the extends through the crossbar 5 and between the. separatedends of the shanks 4 ,the inner end of the shaft being'provided with adisk 15 by means of which the. shaft may be readily rotated for movingsaid follow block inwardly and byrerersing the movement of "said screwthe follow block may'b'e moved outwardly. The screw 14 is adapted toengage or bear upon the follow block- 8 and is therefore readilyremovable from said follow block for a purpose hereinafter indi- -cated.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings I have showna modified form. of wrench frame,in which instance the frame 24: is formed in two-sec.-

tions and'hinged together as shown-at 25,

one of .the arms of the frame 24 being notch will engage hingedlysecured to one end of the cross bar 26, as shown at 27, while theopposite arm of the frame is secured 'to. the opposite end of the crossbar by means of a bolt 28.

Instead of having the extensions 9 as shown. in Fig. 2 for retainingthe, follow block in-posit-ion in the Wrench frame, the ends of" saidfollow bloek maybe formed in various ways for engaging the arms of thewrench frame, as :is thought "will be under-' stood.

Inemploying the tool, the screw 14 is turned until the same is. removedfrom the follow block 8, the screw 14 being then withdrawn fromengagement with the frame 6, when said frame, togetl-ierwith the followblock is swung laterally upon its pivot. By

'now withdrawing 5 the follow block, the

frame 6 maybe strided upon the pipe or bolt from which it may be desiredto remove a nut, and suitablyadjusted to the nut, said parts then beingreturned to their initial osition and the follow block also engage withsaid nut-by suitabl turning the screw 14 for clamping said f0 ow blockin contact with said nut. It is now apparent that bysuitably-manipulating the mstrunient the operation of turning the nutmay be readily effected.

In th t form of wrench disclosed by Fig.

5, it is obvious that by'suitably applyi'n a screwdriver to the bolt 28,one arm of sai frame 24 may beireadiliyk detached from the cross bar 26when said ame may beturned upon its axis 27, permitting the readyextending of one of Its arms in a plgz ing said frame to the object tobe engaged a er which it is apparent, the parts may be readily securedin initial osition and the object thus be clamped in e ective positionthereby.

It will thus be seen thatI have provided "a very cheap and economicalform of tool and one wherein the various forms of the wrench'may bereadily applied to use.

The.- features not descrlbed in' detail are shown as simply capable ofuse with the invention,

site lateral aeazav What I claim is:' K A device of thecharacterdescribed, com= prising a handle, a frame consisting of lat- ,eralportions'hav-ing an approximately V- .shaped connecting portiontherebetween, one

posed to the corresponding angle of the approximately V-shaped portionof said frame, and an adjusting and tightening screw threaded into saidcross barand engaging said follow block. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENEDICT GOODMAN:

Witnesses:

,C. E. Gnovnn,

M. F. Nowowmrsxr.

et in one end, a screw inserted through an aperture in said cross barand

